

Celtic Bows
A deer or a man: the target still needs killing.As far as the Celts were concerned, the best way to kill a man was in hand-to-hand combat. They thought there was great value in personal bravery and there was no honour in killing from a distance. Even so, slingers, javelinmen and archers still had their place on the battlefield. It was often the only way that some Celts could go to war; warriors paid for their own equipment, so only the wealthy could afford, or had the right to carry, fine armour and weapons. Skirmishers were usually the poor - freemen who served as clients to the noble class. While they could never hope to achieve the same status as their noble masters, they could still prove their worth in the cut and thrust of battle.
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Unit Name Celtic Bows |
Main Unit Key att_cel_celtic_bows |
Land Unit Key att_cel_celtic_bows |
Naval Unit Key att_lon_heavy_tra_cel |
Soldiers 160 |
Category Missile Infantry |
Class Missile Infantry |
Custom Battle Cost 100 |
Recruitment Cost 100 |
Upkeep Cost 50 |
Missile Damage 38 |
├ Missile Weapon att_bow |
├ Projectile att_arrow_bow_normal |
├ Missile Damage 32 |
├ Missile Ap Damage 6 |
└ Base Reload Time 20 |
Accuracy 0 |
Range 150 |
Reload 30 |
Rate of Fire 4 |
Ammunition 12 |
Melee Attack 5 |
Melee Damage 6 |
├ Melee Weapon att_dagger |
├ Melee Base Damage 5 |
├ Armour-piercing Damage 1 |
├ Armour Piercing No |
├ Attack Against Cavalry 0 |
├ Attack Against Elephants 0 |
└ Attack Against Infantry 0 |
Charge Bonus 1 |
Melee Defence 1 |
├ Base Defence 1 |
├ Shield att_none |
└ Shield Defence 0 |
Armour 3 |
├ Armour att_cloth |
├ Armour Defence 3 |
└ Shield Armour 0 |
Health 78 |
├ Man Entity att_infantry_very_light |
├ Man Health 75 |
└ Bonus Hit Points 3 |
Morale 34 |
Abilities
No Ability
Attributes
- Resistant to Fatigue
Fatigue has less of an effect on this unit. - Guerrilla Deployment
This unit can deploy outside of the deployment zone. - Hide (forest)
This unit can hide in forests until enemy units get too close.
Strengths & Weaknesses
No Strengths and Weaknesses
Faction Availability | |
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Grand Campaign |